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Study ranks Sunnyvale as 5th best U.S. city for families

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Sunnyvale was ranked No. 5 in a recent study of Best U.S. Cities to Raise a Family. Researchers at RentCafe.com compared more than 130 cities to find out what they offer in terms of cost of living and housing, local economy and quality of life.Sunnyvale snagged first place in the last two categories, with the study showing the city’s 4.1% unemployment rate to be one of the lowest among all the cities analyzed. The study also noted that 67% of Sunnyvale residents hold a college degree.According to the study, at 4.4% Sunnyvale has the lowest percentage of children living below the poverty line among the top 10 Best Cities to Raise a Family in 2023, In San Francisco, the next-highest ranked California city at No. 17, this rate is more than 10%.The study ranks Sunnyvale at No. 134 for cost of living. Ahead of the city in the overall rankings are Plano, TX, Scottdale, AZ, Arlington, VA, and Marietta, GA.To view the complete report, visit https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/rental-market/market...

Los Gatos museum recognized for high school ArtNow competition

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

New Museum Los Gatos has received the 2023 Superintendent’s Award for Excellence in Museum Education for its high school art competition.Founded in 2012, the annual ArtNow competition is a juried high school art contest open to students across the Bay Area. Each year students are asked to submit works based on a theme and have the chance to win scholarships and awards totaling $16,000.The Superintendent’s Award, which was also begun in 2012, is sponsored by the California Association of Museums and the California Department of Education and recognizes California museums for programs that serve K-12 students and educators. ArtNow is among 66 programs to have received the award.NUMU’s competition presents awards for works in painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital art and video/animation. One work is named Best in Show, and museum visitors cast their votes for the people’s choice award.Related ArticlesLocal News | Jamie Reid ...

Summer music still playing in Saratoga

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Summer’s not over in Saratoga: There are plenty of music and events to still enjoy in the city this weekend.Nigel and Clive’s British Invasion arrives at Savannah Chanelle Winery Saturday, Aug. 19. The Brit boys will perform their favorite British Invasion songs. $20 cover charge. www.savannahchanelle.comAlso on Saturday, another concert in Wildwood Park. Sponsored by the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce, it’s a full afternoon of rock, starting at 12:30 p.m.  Wine, beer and food are available. The theme of the concert is sunglasses: Wear your cheapest, ugliest, coolest or most fabulous shades to the show to compete in the Sunglass Selfie contest. www.saratogachamber.orgThere is still time to enjoy a Saratoga tradition. The Montalvo Service Group hosts its last Montalvo Summer Luncheon of the season on Aug. 23. Dine al fresco on the veranda of the historic villa, with proceeds benefiting the maintenance and preservation of the villa and grounds at Montalvo Arts Center. Montalvo Executive...

Cybersecurity science fair showcases Cupertino teens’ projects

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Cybersecurity science fairCupertino’s Technology, Information and Communication Commission is presenting a cybersecurity awareness event Sept. 16 for local high school students to showcase their ideas on cybersecurity and scam awareness. The event, set for 9 a.m.-noon at Cupertino Community Hall, will also feature a panel discussion with cybersecurity experts.Cupertino high school students can submit their cybersecurity science project at cupertino.org/cyberfair by Monday, Aug. 28. Finalists will present their projects to the panel at the event. First prize is $200, second is $100 and third is $50.Poet laureate soughtSanta Clara County is looking for its next poet laureate. The Santa Clara County Library District, in partnership with SVCREATES and Poetry Center San José, have opened the application process for the honorary post for 2024-25.The poet laureate acts as an advocate for poetry, literature, and the arts and contributes to Santa Clara County’s poetry and literacy legacy thr...

Jewish community center in Los Gatos to host talk on inclusion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Inclusion talk at JCCThe Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos is hosting a talk on inclusion in Israeli higher education next month. Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder, vice president for diversity and inclusion at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, will discuss gender, ethnic and racial disparities in higher education in the country, drawing on her personal experience and expertise as a sociologist and activist.The event will take place Sept. 6, 8:30-10 a.m. To register, visit jvalley.org.Community ‘micro-grants’ availableThe Town of Los Gatos aims to help independent community improvement projects get into gear with small-scale grants now available to students and residents. The Community Innovation Grant program offers $1,500 “micro-grants” to chosen applicants working to improve life and education in the town. Apply online at www.losgatosca.gov/318/Community-Grant-Programs. Applications are due by Sept. 4.Two decades of eye careOn Aug. 30, town official...

Local filmmaker depicts his time as ‘Crossing Guard’ in Cinequest short

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Tony Gapastione dreams of opening a film studio near his Redwood City home. In the meantime, his side gigs have included a stint as a crossing guard at his daughter Sophia’s school.Gapastione combined his passion for filmmaking and his experiences seeing the students at Roy Cloud Elementary School safely onto campus in a short film called, not surprisingly, “The Crossing Guard.” The film is part of the shorts program titled “We Are…” playing at the Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival this month.While the film hits close to home—Gapastione plays the title character, and Sophia plays his daughter Mimosa—many of the events it depicts are exaggerated for comedic effect.“I did have a gentleman who was exercising who did chase me down because I wouldn’t let him on campus,” says Gapastione about one scene in the eight-minute movie.Mimosa has an unseen brother named Martini; the siblings go by Mimi and Marty. The filmmaker says he got the idea for the names from a comment made by a frien...

Opinion: EPA funding will help Valley Water better serve community

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Valley Water is responsible for providing safe, clean water, flood protection and environmental stewardship to Santa Clara County. We are currently working on dozens of projects to help us meet this mission for the communities we serve.However, we can’t carry this out alone.Our agency continues to seek out investment partners, including the state and federal government, to help us complete these projects and reduce the cost to ratepayers. Pursuing and securing state and federal funding is the key to completing projects that support a reliable water supply, flood protection and stewardship of creeks and streams.Earlier this summer, Valley Water was awarded $6.8 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help fund two projects for our communities.One of the EPA grants provides $3 million to help fund cleanups of nine creeks in Santa Clara County. This funding will support work to rehabilitate a bank along Coyote Creek impacted by an encampment-related excavati...

Lecture to cover Big Basin’s past, future

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

Big Basin lectureDr. Traci Bliss will hold forth on “How Californians Saved Big Basin Redwoods Park” at an Aug. 22 Zoom lecture presented by the Saratoga Historical Foundation.Bliss is the author of “Big Basin Redwood Forest: California’s Oldest State Park.” Her lecture will detail how and why in 1900 a coalition of women journalists, Jesuit priests, Bay Area academics and the pillars of San Francisco society came together to change the trajectory of deforestation in California. Her talk will include an overview of the after effects of the 2020 CZU fire and the plan for Big Basin’s future.The online lecture is set for 7 p.m. To register, visit www.saratogahistory.com and click on Big Basin Park. For more information, call 408-867-4311.Downsizing adviceSaratoga Federated Church is hosting a Caregiving for Aging Well Discussion Group on Sunday, Aug. 20, at 12:15 p.m. in the Care Center at 14376 Saratoga Ave. Guest speaker Joan McCreary will explain the best approaches to organizing an...

Trailblazing quilt unveiled at Cupertino Library

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

The Trailblazer quilt made the third stop on its tour of the cities that Stevens Creek flows through at an Aug. 8 unveiling at the Cupertino Library, when Mayor Hung Wei presented a proclamation to the Friends of Stevens Creek Trail.The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail are celebrating their 30th anniversary by publicly displaying the quilt, made from previous years’ Trailblazer race shirts. The quilt was made by Tom Frankum, a Friends board member from 1997 to 2007 who served as president in 2000-01. Frankum, who now lives in San Diego but has continued to be an active Friends supporter, is also a running enthusiast.The quilt has already been displayed in Sunnyvale and Los Altos and is due to move to the Mountain View City Hall Rotunda in September. Its tour will end at the 29th Trailblazer Race, set for Sept. 24. The event is a fundraiser for the Friends, a nonprofit dedicated to extending Stevens Creek Trail and wildlife corridor from San Francisco Bay to the Santa Cruz Mountains.Fo...

1 man dead, 2 injured in Prince George’s Co. apartment complex shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:55 GMT

One man is dead and two others are in the hospital after a shooting in District Heights, Maryland, early Sunday morning.At about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers found three men that had been shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex located in the 3700 block of Donnell Drive, Prince George’s County police told WTOP.All three men were rushed to a hospital.FATAL SHOOTING: 3700 blk of Donnell Dr. Prelim: At approx 1:35 am officers responded to the area for a shooting. Once on scene, they located 3 adult males suffering from gunshot wounds. They were all taken to local hospitals. One male was pronounced dead a short time later. pic.twitter.com/JHuYGsAWjM— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) August 13, 2023One of the men was pronounced dead a short time later.Prince George’s County Police are now investigating the shooting.Those with information regarding the incident are asked to contact PG Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS or submit a tip using the P3 Tips app.Source